Table 4.
Median (interquartile range) daily time spent in sporadic physical activity of different intensities, in minutes per day and as a fraction of total physical activity, within women and according to sex, age, race/ethnicity, and body mass index
| Minutes per day | Fraction of total physical activity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light intensity | Moderate intensity | Vigorous intensity | All intensities | Light intensity | Moderate intensity | Vigorous intensity | All intensities | |
| All Women | 102.9 (86.0-121.0) | 1.6 (0.9-2.8) | 0 (0–0) | 105.2 (88.6-124.1) | 27.3 (19.6-35.5) | 0.4 (0.2-0.7) | 0 (0–0) | 27.7 (20.0-36.2) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 20-39 years | 102.0 (83.8-119.2) | 2.4 (1.4-3.9) | 0 (0–0) | 104.6 (86.2-122.7) | 25.7 (17.7-33.0) | 0.6 (0.3-1.0) | 0 (0–0) | 26.6 (18.4-33.8) |
| 40-59 years | 103.4 (87.0-123.1) | 1.8 (1.1-2.8) | 0 (0–0) | 105.6 (89.4-126.3) | 25.7 (19.0-33.4) | 0.4 (0.3-0.7) | 0 (0–0) | 26.5 (19.4-34.2) |
| ≥60 years | 103.6 (88.1-120.2) | 0.8 (0.4-1.3) | 0 (0–0) | 104.7 (89.1-121.4) | 32.4 (23.5-44.3) | 0.2 (0.1-0.5) | 0 (0–0) | 32.7 (23.7-44.6) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 102.8 (86.4-120.6) | 1.6 (0.8-2.9) | 0 (0–0) | 105.0 (89.3-123.1) | 27.5 (20.1-35.6) | 0.4 (0.2-0.7) | 0 (0–0) | 28.2 (20.6-36.2) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 104.1 (86.0-121.0) | 1.6 (0.9-2.6) | 0 (0–0) | 106.7 (88.2-124.7) | 27.0 (19.8-35.9) | 0.4 (0.2-0.7) | 0 (0–0) | 27.6 (20.1-36.7) |
| Mexican American | 98.1 (79.8-118.5) | 1.7 (1.0-2.7) | 0 (0–0) | 100.1 (82.0-120.9) | 24.5 (16.2-32.5) | 0.4 (0.2-0.7) | 0 (0–0) | 25.0 (16.6-33.7) |
| Other | 104.6 (85.6-126.8) | 1.7 (1.0-2.6) | 0 (0–0) | 105.9 (87.3-129.6) | 26.7 (17.1-34.5) | 0.4 (0.3-0.6) | 0 (0–0) | 27.1 (17.3-35.5) |
| Body Mass Index | ||||||||
| <18.5 kg/m2 | 106.1 (85.5-121.1) | 2.0 (1.0-3.6) | 0 (0–0) | 108.3 (90.9-125.6) | 29.8 (22.8-42.3) | 0.6 (0.3-1.0) | 0 (0–0) | 31.1 (23.0-43.0) |
| 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 | 102.1 (85.2-121.6) | 1.8 (0.9-3.0) | 0 (0–0) | 104.7 (87.6-125.3) | 26.7 (19.1-33.7) | 0.4 (0.2-0.8) | 0 (0–0) | 27.3 (19.5-34.5) |
| 25-29.9 kg/m2 | 103.6 (88.7-122.2) | 1.4 (0.8-2.6) | 0 (0–0) | 106.0 (90.2-124.1) | 27.1 (19.4-35.9) | 0.4 (0.2-0.7) | 0 (0–0) | 27.7 (19.9-36.7) |
| ≥30 kg/m2 | 102.9 (85.8-119.2) | 1.6 (0.9-2.6) | 0 (0–0) | 104.6 (87.5-121.2) | 27.9 (19.9-36.8) | 0.4 (0.3-0.7) | 0 (0–0) | 28.6 (20.3-37.4) |
Note: All group comparisons were statistically significant with the exception of vigorous intensity minutes in the Non-Hispanic black and Mexican American groups and light intensity minutes in the <18.5 kg/m2 and ≥30 kg/m2 groups.